REVAMPED LAMPS

My last estate sale venture yielded up these lamps, the pair for $20. They were obviously good quality vintage, but the color did not quite work with the strong coral shades in the guest room.

They actually appear fairly coral in this photo, but they were rosier.

Since I reshuffled my upstairs bedrooms last year right before Christmas, I have been on the lookout for some more lamps. I knew I wanted turquoise or coral.

The coverlet and pillows are red coral.The backside of the comforter is turquoise.The old lamps are OK, but kind of blah.

When I first saw these, I thought they were coral, but when seen in the bright light of outdoors, they were more rose.

After one coat

I knew I was going to alter them some anyway, so the rosy part got some chalk paint in 'Florence'. The two-tone metal was coated with Ben Moore's 'Warm Silver'.

the one on the left has been coated with warm silver

Here, the metals on both are coated.Yes, that is an upside down charger I am using to turn them as I go.

Here I coated the harps and finials, too.Styrofoam is a great way to reuse something that it is not biodegradable.You can stand things up in this material so you can paint.

I dug up two lampshades from the attic stash, and presto-chango, new lamps!

I elected to leave the Chalk Paint finish chalky, no wax or sealer. It took two coats to get total coverage. In the end I chose turquoise over coral for two reasons: (1) I already had this color, and (2) one of them sits in front of the curtains. I think the contrast works better.I like them! What do you think?

Scribbler a/k/a Ellen

I am happily retired, a former decorator, makeup artist, and fashionista! Also -- I am nobody's Grandma! I write, paint, cook and study food. I nearly always have my nose in a book. I hope you will visit often because I love company.

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